Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
NO. 40.
MISCELLANEOUS.

tion may become, there will always bel
enough earth to go round.
"A horse galloped through the streets
of Hopkinsville, KY, during a recent
storm, when bolt of lightning struck
his heels, tearing off both shoes, which
went flying through the air like blazing
Goals.
-'Ma, why does God make it rainpn
$50 that the corn will grow, my little
girl" ''But why does He make it rain
on the streets where there is no cornP"
Painful and protracted silence.-Te1as
StttingS.
"A French instrument for recording
the rolling of a vessel at sea was lately
tried on the voyage of steamship
from Bordeaux to Brazil, and made a,
tolerahly accurate register of the mo-
tion.-Arka1asGao Traveller.
"A company at Mobile are COM
PEELED to run their large establishment
night and day making staves, barrels
and boxes for shipment North. The
time was when this industry was
practically confined to the North.
"A hinged lamp-post has lately been
devised. It has the advantage that no
ladder is required to enable it to bel
cleaned and repaired, and it can also
be lighted by bending it over, the lamp
lighter carrying key for the purpose
Elderly Spinster Gin drug store)-.
81 declare to goodness I've forgot whats
/ come in feri An it was on my
tongues end jest minnit ago. Clerk
Crying to help her ouD-' -'Er-facel
powder, ma am, or hair dye, or-or-''
exit Elderly Spinster.) - Harper's
Basev.
A Common Trouble. Boy.
Mamma, what did sister die off,!
Mamma-'sB Brain trouble, dear, brought
on by oYerwork at school before she
graduated. Little Boy-'I suppose,
then, that is what they meant when
they spoke of her as being 'fnishedF', ,,
-Droke's Travellers Magaziaae.
"A Virginia paper relates that a.
white handkerchief folded in four
layers was placed over the face of a
woman who died lately in Louisa
County, and when it was removed there
were four distinct pictures of her on
it the size of a quarter of dollar
Spirits of camphor had been put on the
woman face just before her death.
1t was Chico, Cal, boy, aged ten
years, who ''held up'' his stepfather
with a six-shooter when the latter
attempted to give him his regular allow
ance of blaeksDake whip. The boy
remained on the front porch until the
stepfather brought an officer, and read
lily gave up the revolver TO the latter
and accompanied him to the station.
"A Chicago man entering q drug
store in that city recently asked to have
a. small scalp-wound dressed. He stated!
that he was crossing a railroad bridge
when he was oyertaken by train. He
laid down on the ties and the train
passed over him doing him no harm
with the exception of the wound on
his head.
In small town out West an ex-
county Judge is cashier of the bank
The check is all right, sir" he said to
in identifying yourself as the person to-
whose order it is drawn is scarcely suf-
fcient." 'Tve known you to hang a.
man on less evidence, judge" was the
strangers response. ''Quite likely,''
replied the ex-judge, ''but when it comes
to letting 90 of cold cash, we have toi
be careful
Two lads who worked neat swind-
ling act were tripped up in ChicagoY
the other day. They dealt in stolen
dogs, and while one was out finding.
CANNES that were not lost" the other
would be restoring the booty of the pre-
vious day to the owners, and receive
the reward offered through the news
papers. When captured. the young
sters had eighty odd dogs on hand.
"A German naturalist has devoted a
a great deal of study to the violet, and
has given us very pretty biography.
of her. The violet droops her head, he
tells us, to protect the honey from the
rain; she surrounds it with hairs to
keep out the inquisitive little ants, who
would run away with it, and, having
no wings or hairs upon their tiny bodies,
would not help to convey the pollen to
other blossoms.
"A Pittsburgh merchant, as an ad-
vertisement, offered prize of $40 to the
first person solving the following prob
lem: Take these figures, 1, 2, 8, 4, 5,
6, z, s, 8, O, add them together and
make 100 without using any figure
twice. There were a great many an
swers, but the only correct one received
was sent in by a young lady, and was
as follows: 5912
4osss
100
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